Aviation Weather Student Guide

• Aviation Weather Student Guide
• Aviation Weather Student Guide
• Student Guide for Preflight Aviation Weather
• Security Awareness Notice
• How to Use This Workbook
• Class Schedule
• List of Effective Pages
• Interim Change Summary
• Table of Contents
• Table of Contents -Cont.
• Table Of Figures
• Table Of Figures -Cont.
• Table Of Figures -Cont.
• Chapter 1: General Structure of the Atmosphere, and Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure
• Figure 1-1 Thickness of the Earth's Atmosphere
• Figure 1-2 Two Lowest Atmospheric Layers and Lapse Rates
• Composition
• Figure 1-3 Path of Aircraft Flying A Constant Indicated Altitude with Decreasing Temperature
• Atmospheric Pressure
• The Standard Atmosphere
• Pressure Charts
• Altitude Measurement
• Altitudes
• Figure 1-8. Altitudes
• Figure 1-9 Density Altitude Effects on Aircraft Performance
• Figure 1-11. Pressure Change vs Indicated and MSL Altitude
• Study Questions
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Chapter 2: Atmospheric Mechanics of Winds, Clouds and Moisture, and Atmospheric Stability
• References
• Station Models
• Figure 2-2. Major Station Model Symbols
• Large Scale Wind Patterns
• Pressure Gradients
• Figure 2-4. Pressure Gradient Force
• Gradient Winds
• Movement of Pressure Systems and Large Scale Wind Patterns
• Local Winds
• Sea and Land Breezes
• Mountain and Valley Winds
• Atmospheric Moisture
• Characteristics and Types of Precipitation
• Clouds
• Types of Clouds
• Low Clouds
• Figure 2-15 Altocumulus Clouds
• Special Clouds with Extensive Vertical Development
• Atmospheric Stability
• Figure 2-21 Unstable
• Methods Of Lifting
• Figure 2-25 Atmospheric Stability and Flight Conditions
• Study Questions
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Chapter 3: Mechanics of Frontal Systems
• Air Masses
• Figure 3-3 Air Mass Symbology
• Figure 3-4. Frontal Symbols
• Air Masses And Fronts
• Figure 3-5. Uniform Temperature and Moisture of Air Masses
• General Frontal Structure
• Frontal Discontinuities
• Dew Points
• Figure 3-9. Wind Shift Across a Cold Front
• Cold Fronts
• Figure 3-11. Cold Front
• Cold Front Flight Problems
• Squall Lines
• Figure 3-14. Warm Front
• Warm Front Flight Problems
• Occluded Fronts
• Figure 3-17.Occluded Front
• Figure 3-19. Summary of Frontal Movement and Wind Shift
• Study Questions
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Chapter 4: Thunderstorms
• Thunderstorm Development
• Thunderstorm Weather Hazards
• Figure 4-3. Roll Cloud
• Hail
• Aircraft Lightning or Electrostatic Discharge Encounters
• Microbursts
• Figure 4-7. Cross Section of a Microburst
• Methods of Microburst Detection
• Icing
• Figure 4-9. NEXRAD Doppler Radar Composite
• Flight Techniques in the Vicinity of Thunderstorms
• Circumnavigation
• Underneath
• Figure 4-14. Thunderstorm Penetration
• Penetration Procedures
• Study Questions
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Chapter 5: Weather Hazards of Turbulence, Icing, Ceilings, Visibility, and Ash Clouds
• Lesson Topic Learning Objectives
• Study Assignment
• Figure 5-1. PIREP Turbulence Reporting
• Figure 5-2. Strength of Thermal Currents Vary with Composition of Surface
• Mechanical Turbulence
• Mountain Wave Turbulence
• Figure 5-5. Lenticular Clouds
• Frontal Turbulence
• Temperature Inversions
• Turbulence Associated with Thunderstorms
• Figure 5-9. Air Florida Mishap Abstract
• Icing Requirements
• Frontal Icing Conditions
• Figure 5-10. Cumulative Effects of Icing
• Figure 5-11. Pitot Tube Icing
• Flight Path Options
• Recommended Precautions
• Icing Intensities And PIREPS
• Figure 5-14. Prevailing Visibility Determination
• Surface vs Flight Visibility
• Sky Coverage and Ceilings
• Figure 5-16. Sky Coverage Contractions
• Fog VS. Stratus
• Figure 5-17. Wind Causing Eddy Currents, Cooling Air to Saturation
• Radiation Fog
• Advection Fog
• Volcanic Ash Clouds
• Volcanic Ash Clouds -Cont.
• Study Questions
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Study Questions -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Meteorological Terms -Cont.
• Appendix B: Common Weather Constractions
• Appendix B: Common Weather Constractions -Cont.
• Appendix B: Common Weather Constractions -Cont.
• Appendix B: Common Weather Constractions -Cont.
• Appendix B: Common Weather Constractions -Cont.
• Appendix C: Location Identifiers
• Appendix C: Location Identifiers -Cont.
• State Abbreviations
• Appendix D: Selected Weather Information Resources
• Appendix E: Answers to Study Questions
• Appendix E: Answers to Study Questions -Cont.
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Aviation Weather Student Guide

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